Former MLB Pitcher Reyes Moronta Dead at 31 in Traffic Accident

The baseball neighborhood is mourning the lack of an MLB star. 

Reyes Moronta, a pitcher from the Dominican Republic who performed for the San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles (*31*) and Arizona Diamondbacks, died in a visitors accident in his native nation July 28, based on the Los Angeles Times. He was 31. 

In addition to his six-year stint enjoying actively in the MLB, Reyes had transitioned into the Mexican League earlier this 12 months, the place he performed for the León Braves and the Mexico Red Devils. The Mexican League confirmed the previous pitcher’s loss of life on July 29. 

“We grieve on behalf of his family, friends and former teammates,” the assertion, translated from Spanish, learn on X, previously Twitter. “Rest in peace.”

The Quiniqua, Dominican Republic native—who married Ivelka Felin in 2020—was additionally remembered by the Major League Baseball Players Association. 

“The player community was shocked and saddened to learn of Reyes Moronta’s death in a traffic accident Sunday,” the group wrote in a press release on X July 29. “We send our heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends in his native Dominican Republic and throughout the game.”